As our society strives toward equality for all people, many transgender people feel trapped by the binary. This talk discusses society's expectations for transgender people to occupy either the masculine or feminine binary in order to be accepted as transgender.

Amy Poling is a senior at Washtenaw Technical Middle College. They are a passionate writer and devoted equal rights activist. Amy identifies as a transgender male, and has experienced firsthand the prejudice and misinformation surrounding transgender people, so they hope to educate and inform the public about the lives of transgender individuals. Amy is interested in pursuing a career in screenwriting, where they hope to create thrilling stories with relatable transgender protagonists.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx